Summary of General Discussion on “Economic Implications of Deeper South Asian–Southeast Asian Integration: A CGE Approach”

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October 01 2015 Summary of General Discussion on “Economic Implications of Deeper South Asian–Southeast Asian Integration: A CGE Approach” Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2015 by the Earth Institute at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2015Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2015) 14 (3): 86–87. https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP_a_00379 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Summary of General Discussion on “Economic Implications of Deeper South Asian–Southeast Asian Integration: A CGE Approach”. Asian Economic Papers 2015; 14 (3): 86–87. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP_a_00379 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search Phouphet Kyophilavong suggested that the paper should provide more information on tariff barriers as a means of providing guidance about the tariff lines where policymakers should be encouraged to increase their tariff liberalization efforts. On the model side, Kyophilavong asked the authors explore the sensitivity of the results to changes in the Armington elasticity parameter, since the assumed trade-off between foreign and domestic varieties of goods may have a strong effect on the results. He also encouraged the authors to provide more discussion about the role of service and trade costs in the model as they may be different in size, and may have different effects on integration. Zhichao Zhang asked why the coauthors decided to use a CGE model to examine their question. He suggested that the use of a QUEST model of estimation might be more appropriate for this examination, because the QUEST model would provide a better... You do not currently have access to this content.